Big Miracle

Big Miracle (2012)

Timing: 1:47 (107 min)

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All about film

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Actors and characters

Release date

2012-02-02

Country

United Kingdom, United States, Canada

Production

Universal Pictures, Dune Entertainment, Big Screen Productions, Working Title Films, Anonymous Content, Ingenious Film Partners, Haishang Films, Working Title Films

Genre

Adventure, Drama, Romance, Fantasy

Budget

$40 000 000

Revenue

$24 719 215

Website

http://www.everybodyloveswhales.com/

Director

Ken Kwapis

Actors

Drew Barrymore, John Krasinski, Kristen Bell, Vinessa Shaw, Dermot Mulroney, Ted Danson, Kathy Baker, Tim Blake Nelson, Stephen Root, John Michael Higgins
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Scenario

Producer

Steve Golin, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Michael Sugar, Debra Hayward, Liza Chasin, Stuart M. Besser, Paul Green

Operator

John Bailey

Composer

Cliff Eidelman

Artist

Audition

Editing

Cara Silverman
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• In the film, three gray whales are named after characters from the comedic animated series "The Flintstones" (1960). Their actual names were Bonnet, Crossbic, and Bone.
• Many scenes from the film were shot in Anchorage, Alaska, and its surroundings. Even some events that, according to the plot, take place in California were filmed in Anchorage, where houses were decorated with plants typical of southern California. Members of the Alaska National Guard were played by real military personnel.
• Jackie Purcell, the chief meteorologist for an Alaskan television channel where John Krasinski's character works, played one of the reporters in the film.
• The sports commentator shown in the archival footage at the end is Sarah Palin, long before she was elected Governor of Alaska and ran for Vice President of the United States.
• In the film, three gray whales are named after characters from the comedic cartoon series "The Flintstones" (1960). In reality, their names were Bonnet, Crossbic, and Bone.